Tuesday, February 26, 2013

I'm finally making back into my studio to paint after weeks of having a intimate relationship with a cold/flu that doesn't want to leave me.... (I wish it would find someone better, I'm not worthy of it's love)

Anyway, I started a huge American Flag painting on canvas.....

It does having some hidden (and not so hidden) meanings within it...

(I'm sure you can figure them out)

Here's some process photos:

adding stripes...

and more detail/close ups

The stripes are gray and black with red (and various other color) showing through, along with the the collage of newspapers and Naval Warship Turbines peaking from underneath the 13 stripes.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Now that we're getting settled into the new house, I've been wanting to de-clutter and buy some pieces of furniture that are well made,will last, will be kid/critter proof, look good and have a modern feel to them.

Asking to much?

Nope!

I searched and searched until I decided on the

black, leather, Florence Loveseat

It arrived a few days ago!

Such a beauty!

I like it so much I ordered the sofa (three seat) version

to be delivered at the end of the month

As all who know me, I like to collect, buy and sell stuff....so it's a bit of a challenge for me to part with certain things but I've been doing it!

My goal is to have the house and yard minimal so I can focus on other things and not have to clean/dust/weed and all that crud on my free time.

This Spring I'm going to have another (HUGE) yard sale, so if your interested, keep an eye on this blog because I'll be posting the info here.

Today I worked on my office, it needed to be organized badly...

after taxes and a busy start to the new year it quickly became a mess!

Here is the before picture:

and the after picture with my new Craftsman four drawer cart!

I wanted something sturdy to hold the printer and something that will fit all my random office supplies..

Much better!

I have the bigger version of it in my art studio, so if I ever want to rearrange I can move this to the studio and it will match the other.

About the Artist

Contemporary artist Kim McCarthy aka Urban Soule has been featured in many Design/Home Decor Magazines, Books and Television for her paintings. Her work can be found in residential, private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Abroad. Her work as a visual artist has taken her art on a number of extraordinary adventures around the world, from Art Basel to the BAM, the United Kingdom to Hollywood and back to Seattle where she currently resides with her family, a Bunny, two Dogs and two Peacocks. She is a member of numerous art and environmental groups that are dedicated to the preservation of Wildlife Conservation and Natural Habitats. Using mainly spray paint, stencils, ink and collage as mediums she creates images on almost any printable surface, preferably canvas or wood panels .She incorporates the old traditions of paper cutting with a newer urban approach to painting. She uses her own photography and turns the photos into multi layered paper stencils, over the years Flora and Fauna have became a personal favorite. She's constantly trying new techniques and mediums to fine tune her work.